NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS 161.020 requires that teachers and other professional school personnel hold
certificates of legal qualifications for their respective positions to be
issued upon completion of programs of preparation prescribed by the Education
Professional Standards Board. Additionally, teacher education institutions are
required to be approved for offering the preparation programs corresponding to
particular certificates on the basis of standards and procedures established by
the Education Professional Standards Board. This administrative regulation
establishes the preparation and certification program for supervisor of
instruction at all grade levels.

Section 1. Definitions. (1) "Level
I" means the standards-based program of studies designed for minimal
preparation to serve in the position of supervisor of instruction.

(2) "Level II" means the
standards-based program of studies to attain the first five (5) year renewal of
the certificate for the position of supervisor of instruction.

Section 2. (1) The professional
certificate for instructional leadership - supervisor of instruction, shall be
issued in accordance with the pertinent Kentucky statutes and administrative
regulations of the Education Professional Standards Board to an applicant who
has completed the approved program of preparation which corresponds to the
certificate at a teacher education institution approved under the standards and
procedures included in 16 KAR 5:010.

(2) As prerequisites for the Level I
program of preparation for the initial professional certificate for
instructional leadership - supervisor of instruction, the candidate shall:

(a) Have been admitted to a preparation
program approved by the Education Professional Standards Board pursuant to 16
KAR 5:010;

(b) Have completed three (3) years of
full-time teaching experience;

(c) Have completed the master's degree;
and

(d) Qualify for a Kentucky teaching
certificate.

(3) Application for the professional
certificate for instructional leadership - supervisor of instruction shall be
made on Form TC-1.

(5) If a lapse in certification occurs
for lack of completion of the Level II preparation, the certification may be
reissued for a five (5) year period upon successful completion of the Level II
preparation, but for lack of the renewal requirements, the certificate may be
reissued after the completion of an additional six (6) semester hours of
graduate study or the equivalent appropriate to the program.

Section 3. Graduate level credit earned
in the Level I and Level II preparation programs identified in Section 1 of
this administrative regulation shall be eligible for consideration of Rank I
classification pursuant to 16 KAR 8:010, "Plan I" or "Plan
II".

Section 4. A preparation program for
the professional certificate for instructional leadership - supervisor of
instruction shall be consistent with the six (6) standards included in
"Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium Standards for School Leaders"
and the six (6) standards included in "Technology Standards for School
Administrators" found in 16 KAR 3:050, Section 3, and incorporated by
reference.

Section 5. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following material is incorporated by reference:

(a) "Interstate School Leaders
Licensure Consortium Standards for School Leaders", November 2, 1996;

(b) "Form TC-1, rev. 10/02; and

(c) "Technology Standards for
School Administrators", 2001, Collaborative for Technology Standards for
School Administrators.